000 FZNT24 KNHC 182052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-190815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE INLAND NEAR 22.6N 98.8W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 4 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. HELENE WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND DRIFT STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AND WED BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. $$ GMZ011-190815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-190815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-190815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-190815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 96W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-190815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-190815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-190815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-190815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 452 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB